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In the wake of news that millions of Egyptian pounds are being spent on the medical treatment of some members of the Egyptian parliament, the floor is strewn with requests to be treated by government funds. By Mohamed Said at the Egyptian newspaper site youm7.com

"El-Baradei has entered the phase of no-return, especially after he awakened the dream of change in people whom we thought would remain inactive for a long time." -- Wael Qandil, Al-Shorouk

"The attacks levelled by pro-government writers against El-Baradei was behind his popularity... it's an old game I don't know why the regime didn't learn from it." -- Adel Hammouda, Al-Fagr

"Since El-Baradei does not believe in the existent political parties, he is a unique person and hence he should offer us a platform based on which people shall elect him, a realistic platform that offers solutions for the existent problems, not telling us empty slogans." -- Mohamed Ali Ibrahim, Al-Gomhuriya

"The Dubai government has proven that it cannot preserve its international reputation by just building tall towers and opening the door to broad international investments." -- Elias Harfoush, Al-Hayat

"The Israelis committed a crime against the UAE, not Hamas." --Abdel-Rahman Al-Rashid, Asharq Al-Awsat

"The biggest mistake Mossad committed in this operation is that it chose Dubai as its venue even though the country is a leader in using advanced security technology." -- Osama El-Sherif